Carry forward and set off of business loss
[As per the Income Tax Act, 2025 (this Act) w.e.f. 1st April, 2026.]
Section 112(1) of Income Tax Act 2025
(1) The unabsorbed business loss (other than loss from speculation business) for any tax year shall be carried forward to the subsequent tax year and shall be set off only against the profits and gains of business or profession, carried on by him and assessable for that tax year, if any, computed for such subsequent tax year, and so on.
Section 112(2) of Income Tax Act 2025
(2) The unabsorbed business loss referred to in sub-section (1), shall be carried forward to the following tax year, not being more than eight tax years immediately succeeding the tax year in which such loss was first computed.
Section 112(3) of Income Tax Act 2025
(3) The unabsorbed business loss referred to in sub-section (1) shall first be allowed to be set off before allowing set off of any carried forward allowance under section 33(11) or 45(7).
Section 112(4) of Income Tax Act 2025
(4) In this section, “unabsorbed business loss” means, loss computed under the head “Profits and gains of business or profession” (other than loss from speculation business) for the tax year, which has not been, or is not wholly, set off against income from any other head, under section 109 for the said tax year.